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Grade 5 HMH Go Math - NEW
Chapter 1: Place Value, Multiplication, and Expressions; Powers of 10 and Exponents
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Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes. It covers a surface area of about 30,000 square miles. How can you show the estimated area of Lake Superior as a whole number multiplied by a power of ten?
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b. How can you use a pattern to find the answer?
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c. Write a pattern using the whole number 3 and powers of ten.
\(\begin {align} & 3 \times 10^1 = 3 \times 10&=\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ & 3 \times 10^ 2 =\ \ \ \ \ \ \ &= \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ & 3 \times 10^ 3 = \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ &= \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ & 3 \times 10^ 4 = \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ &= \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ \end{align}\)
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d. Fill in the correct answer choice above.
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Question 17
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The Earth’s diameter through the equator is about 8,000 miles. What is the Earth’s estimated diameter written as a whole number multiplied by a power of ten?
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The Earth’s circumference around the equator is about \(25\times 10^ 3 \)miles. What is the Earth’s estimated circumference written as a whole number?